Buulo Mareer
Bulo Marer
Buulo Mareer, Bulla Marer, Bula Mareer, Bulo Barer, Bulomarer | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 1°37′55′′N 44°31′20′′E / 1.63194°N 44.52222°E / 1.63194; 44.52222 | |
| Country | Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shebelle |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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Bulo Marer (Somali : Buulo Mareer, Bulla Marer, Bula Mareer, Bulo Barer, Bulomarer) is a town in the southwestern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. It was a base of Al-Shabaab, and was the site of an ill-fated 2013 military operation during which French commandos attempted to free a French hostage that was being held by the insurgent group.[1] The town was taken by Somali government forces assisted by AMISOM troops after a battle on August 30, 2014.[2] It was the site of the 2024 African Union base attack in Bulo Marer.
Hon Abshir Mumin and Feysal Cholera are two notable figures from Bulomareer, noting that Feysal currently leads all Bulomareerians in Mogadishu, the capital city.
Recent history
[edit ]In November 2008, Bulo Marer was reported to have a protected water well.[3]
Capture by Al-Shabaab
[edit ]In November 2008, the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab occupied Bulo Marer.[4]
A photo showing al-Shabaab soldiers in Bulo Marer was published in 2008.[5]
In January 2013, the French-United States military attempted unsuccessfully to rescue hostages from Al-Shabaab in Bulo Marer.[6] [7]
In April 2014, the Tunni clan of Bulo Marer reportedly provided food to Al-Shabaab.[8]
In May 2014, 3 alleged spies for the Somali and Ethiopian governments were publicly executed in a park in Bulo Marer.[9]
In August 2014, Al-Shabaab's media arm, Al-Kataib, broadcast a documentary about the failed January 2013 attack on Bulo Marer by the French-United States military.[6]
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In August 2014, Somali armed forces and African Union (AU) forces occupied Bulo Marer.[8] Until then, Al-Shabaab had made Bulo Marer one of its key strongholds, robbing travelers and collecting taxes from residents.[10]
In April 2016, four civilians were killed when their vehicle was destroyed in Bulo Marer after they failed to follow military stop orders.[11]
In March 2019, Al-Shabaab carried out an attack on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base.[12]
In May 2023, Al-Shabaab attacked a base manned by Ugandan troops of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in Bulo Marer.[13] The Somalia government said 30 people were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab said it killed 137 soldiers.[14] Uganda's president announced that 54 people were killed.[15]
In July 2024, public outrage ensued in Bulo Marer after 3 farmers were shot, and 2 were killed and beheaded by Ugandan ATMIS soldiers. Al-Shabaab broadcast in a radio message that they vowed to retaliate for the farmers' deaths. There was no immediate response from ATMIS or the Somali government.[16]
Notes
[edit ]- ↑ French soldier killed in raid to free hostage in Somalia, Associated Press, January 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Somali, AU troops squeeze Al Shabaab militants out of Bulo Marer". Garowe Online. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ Food Security Analysis Unit (2008). "MIDDLE AND LOWER SHABELLE IDPs, AGROPASTORAL AND RIVERINE LIVELIHOOD SYSTEMS / SHABELLE VALLEY REGIONS, SOMALIA" (PDF). Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "Islamic insurgents seize key Somali towns". CNN . 2008年11月11日. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "Man who may have helped terror group gets time served". CTV News. 2010年06月04日. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- 1 2 United Nations (2014). "Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea pursuant to Security Council resolution 2111 (2013): Somalia" (PDF). Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "French secret service hostage and soldiers killed in Somali rescue mission". The Guardian . 2013年01月12日. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- 1 2 "Somalia: The Tunni ethnic group, including regions where its members reside; treatment by society, authorities and Al Shabaab; relationship with other clans (2012-December 2014)". Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 2014年12月22日. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE MEN IN LOWER SHABELLE REGION". Hands Off Cain. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ↑ "SOMALIA / BULO MARER LIBERATION". Unifeed. 2014年09月01日. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "Taliska AMISOM oo ka hadashay Afar qof oo ciidamadoodu ay ku dileen dulleedka Buulo-mareer". Hiiraan online. 2016年04月17日. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "Dagaal ciidamada dowladda iyo Al-shabaab ku dhaxmaray gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose". Hiiraan online. 2019年03月21日. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "Al-Shabab attacks AU peacekeeper mission base in Somalia". Al Jazeera . 2023年05月26日. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "Deadly Battle Underway in Central Somalia After Al-Shabab Attack". VOA. 2023年05月30日. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "We lost 54 soldiers in Bulo Marer attack-President Museveni". Goobjoog News English. 2023年06月04日. Retrieved 2023年06月09日.
- ↑ "Outrage After Ugandan AU Soldiers Allegedly Kill and Behead Farmers in Bulo Marer". Horn Observer. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.